playception
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Meaning · English
A play that portrays actors staging a play or features an internal play; a play-within-a-play.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Playception: Each actor must portray a character playing another character.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “playception” mean?
A play that portrays actors staging a play or features an internal play; a play-within-a-play.
Is “playception” formal or informal?
playception is generally slang.